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NSLS Board of Directors November 2006 e-Board Packet

Regular Meeting, Board of Directors
Monday, November 27, 2006 7:00 p.m.
North Suburban Library System

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AGENDA

1. CALL TO ORDER

2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

3. ROLL CALL

4. MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING

     *a. Approve Minutes of Board meeting October 23, 2006
       Board of Directors meeting (Exhibit 4.a. - Attached)

5. REPORTS: OFFICERS

     a. President, Jackie Hinaber

     b. Vice President, Barbara Balbirer

     c. Secretary, Sandra Norlin

   *d. Treasurer, Skip Mosshamer

         1. A motion is needed to ratify Wire Transfers for October 2006 (Exhibit 5.d.1. -

             Attached)

         2. A motion is needed to ratify Statement of Revenues and Expenditures – All Funds -

             October 1 – October 31, 2006 (Exhibit 5.d.2. - Attached)

         3. A motion is needed to ratify Schedule of Expenditures – Budget and Actual – General

             Fund - October 1 – October 31, 2006 (Exhibit 5.d.3. - Attached)

         4. A motion is needed to ratify Statement of Revenue and Expenditures – Budget and

             Actual - All Funds October 1 – October 31, 2006 (Exhibit 5.d.4. - Attached)

         5. A motion is needed to ratify Checks/Voucher Register issued from October 1 –

             October 31, 2006 (Exhibit 5.d.5. - Attached)

6. REPORT: SYSTEM DIRECTOR

     a. Statements of Economic Interest

     b. Reciprocal Borrowing Agreements with NSLS member libraries

     c. Legislative Committee/NSLS Advocacy Team are meeting on February 26, 2007

     d. National Library Legislative Day, May 1-2, 2007 in Washington DC

7. REPORTS: COMMITTEES, TASK FORCES, LIAISONS

     a. Board Effectiveness Committee; Sandra Norlin, Chair

          1. Minutes from November 1, 2006 meeting (Exhibit 7.a.1. - Attached)

          2. Comments on Ground Rules

          3. Reflect on the Board Retreat from November 11, 2006

      b. Community Outreach Committee; Susan Boatman Garland, Chair

      c. Executive Committee; Jackie Hinaber, Chair

      d. Finance Committee; Skip Mosshamer, Chair

      e. Legislative Committee; Kathy Caudill, Chair

         1. Minutes from November 13, 2006 meeting (Exhibit 7.e.1. - Attached)

      f. Management Affairs Committee; Barbara Balbirer, Chair

         1. Minutes from November 13, 2006 meeting (Exhibit 7.f.1. - Attached)

         2. Approve change in cleaning company (Exhibit 7.f.2. - Attached)

         3. Approve purchase of two copiers (Exhibit 7.f.3. - Attached)

         4. Approve use of the E-Newsletter software application by other systems (Exhibit

             7.f.4. - Attached)

         5. Approve the contract with Thomson Gale for the statewide high schools consortium

             (Exhibit 7.f.5. - Attached)

      g. Nominating Committee; Barbara Balbirer, Chair

      h. Public Library Outreach Committee; Nancy Heggem, Chair

      i. Bylaws Revision Committee; Kathy Berman, Chair

        1. Minutes from November 11, 2006 meeting (Exhibit 7.i.1. - Attached)

         2. Open Meeting Act changes (Exhibit 7.i.2. - Attached)

8. REPORT: CONSULTANT, ILLINOIS STATE LIBRARY, MICHAEL McCASLIN

9. UNFINISHED BUSINESS

10. NEW BUSINESS

      a. Inquiry about the property adjacent to the NSLS System Center - Tom Callahan, a real

          estate broker with Podolsky Northstar Realty Partners (Exhibit 10.a. - Attached)

11. COMMUNICATIONS

12. PUBLIC COMMENT

13. ADJOURNMENT

* This symbol indicates that a motion is needed.